ISSN:
1432-203X
Keywords:
Abbreviations: 2,4‐D: 2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 2iP: N6‐(2‐isopentyl)adenine, BAP: 6‐benzylaminopurine, CaMV: cauliflower mosaïc virus, CPPU: N‐(2‐chloro 4‐pyridil)‐N'‐phenylurea, dicamba: 3,6‐dichloro‐o‐anisic acid, IAA: indole‐3‐acetic acid, K: kinetin, MS: Murashige and Skoog, NAA: α‐naphtaleneacetic acid, PEPC: phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, SD: standard deviation, tTCL: transverse thin cell layer.
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary. Callus induction, somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration were obtained in two cultivars of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. Transverse thin celllayers from roots/epicotyls of 15‐day‐old seedlings or of regenerated plantlets were used. Callus response depended on the genotype, the size of transverse thin cell layers, the level at which transverse thin cell layers were excised on the epicotyl, the composition of growth substances and the number of in vitro regeneration cycles undergone by the donor planet. Somatic embryos were differentiated under a defined dark/light sequence, from epidermised compact calluses (i.e. having already differentiated an epidermis), obtained directly with dicamba or from friable callus initiated with kinetin and 2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. The importance of kinetin and dicamba on the induction of embryogenic potential is reported.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002990050145
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